LAW REPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1710, 29 March 1913, Page 14

LAW REPORTS.

LOWER COURT. (Before Mr. W. G. KWdell, S.M.) INSULTING TRAM INSPECTOR. OLD MAN FINED. In the Magistrate's Court yesterday, John Pa ton, an elderly man, was'proceeded agaiust by the City Coiporation authorities for having used oll'ensive language on a tramcar to a ticket inspector. Paton said that ho could not say whether or not he used the language complained of, but that he would plead guilty to the charge. Mr. E. M. Beechey, counsel for H'l.e corporation, stated that when the inspector ashed Pa to a to show his ticket Paton refused, saying that on a picvious occasion the inspector had called him a thief. In this, said Mr. Beechey, Paton was really referring to an occasion on whi-'ii Paton asked if the inspector thought Paton was a thief. "We ask to lie protected from that sort of language,' concluded Mr. Beechey. ■ Paton was fined JCI, with 9s. costs. WATERED MILK. A. J. Jacke, a storekeeper who ' vends milk, was charged with having sold milk to which water had been added. Mr. P. S. K. M'Casiey, who appeared for the Health Department, stated that 17.3 per cent, of water had teen added to the milk. Mr. T. Neavo appeared on behalf of the defendant, and declared that 1)0 eoulu prove, if that would avail, that his clieut had not adulterated the milk. His Worship remarked that if somo means of detection had been employed so large a quantity of water could have been discovered. '

Jacke was fined £1, with oosts XI 18s. 6d. TWO STOWAAVAYS. Charles Bloom appeared for sentence on a charge of his having travelled on the steamer Aorangi between Sydney and Wellington without having paid his fare. Ho was fined £o, the fore to be paid out of the fills. It was slated on the previous day that Bloom had .£3B/in liis possession when he was landed. James Andrews was charged with, having stowed away on the steamer Moeraki during her vovage between Lyttelton and Wellington. H© was fined CHEW'S LANE AFFAIR. Edward RafFclo Bentley was remanded till April 2 on a charge to the effect that on March 27 he intended to break into the AVindsor Billiard Parlours, in Chew's Lane, to commit a crime, he being armed with an instrument for the purpose. Bentley was remanded till April 2. THE DEFENCE ACT. ■ On charges of their having failed to comply with the requirements of the Defence Act, the following were convicted, and the majority of them fined or ordered to pay costs: —A'ictor S. H. Abbott, A. V. Knapp, Charles. Pratt, John. L. AV. Aitken, Stanley H. Brown, James P. Brown, Gcorgo A. J. Bell, 11. Thompson, I l '. Twiss, A. 11. AVelsford, A. O. AVilliams, 11. J. D. Welsh,']?. W. J. AVolsh, Laurence- Dumbleton, Eraest. A. Burke, Norman J. Bryant, William P. Chapman, Jeremiah, Foloy, David Helper, A. S. Kierby, E. B. Leary, Hugh, M'lCail, Jack Maddock,. David Smith, H. : C. Stanyon, AV. F. Sheriff, A. C. Soofct, Arthur A. Henderson, Arthur Hooke, L. O'Flnhcrty, AVillia.n Scrimgeour, A r ictor Wsggery, AValter AVhittington, and Eric Toulson.

DRIVER FINED.' ' Walter Greon was fined 55.,' with costs 135., for negligently driving' across a street intersection. ' The police stated that through his carelessness Green had allowed his vehicle to collide with a tramcar. _ « Green stated that the breeching had broken, and that he could not pull the horse up.. , .NEWTOWN INCIDENT., ..V Carl Nelson was charged with having assaulted Cyril Bowden Revell at Newtown on February 10. Tho parties were youths. , '■ Mr. P. AA'. Jackson appeared for Nelson, and l'olicc-Inspector Hendry prosecuted. His Worship dismissed the case because he considered the matter trivial, and Iwcause Nelson had evidently considered that some provocation was levelled; at him. i CHINESE SHOP-MEN. ■ Sing On Tie were fined £2, with costs 75., and AA'ong Young Cliong and Co. were fined XI, with costs 75., for having employed a shop-assistant after 9 o'clock at night. | °OTHER CASES. Fred <. Johns was fined 55., with costs 135., as the person' responsible for two cows which wandering at Northland. Minnie Brown was charged with the theft of X 2 from Robert James Johnston. She was Temanded till April 2. Cyril Knight A'ail was remanded to appear at Dargavillc rcspectm;' a charge of his being the father of an illegitimate child. For insobriety, John Kilmartin was fined 10s. CIVIL BUSINESS, (Before Dr. M'Arthur, S.M.) CLOTH DEALER NONSUITED. Frank Hodgson,' a dealer in cloth, Wellington, sued George Ncale, indent agent, AVellington, for £10 Es. 7d., as the value of goods alleged to havo been supplied. Mr. T. CyA. Hislop appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. J. J. M'Grath'for tho defendant. After plaintiff's ovidenco had been heard Mr. Hislop elected to take a nonsuit. AVAGES CLAIM. Robert Irvine, cap-cutter, sued Abel and Pickering, hat manufacturers, for XI, as balanco of wages due, and X 2 in lieu of notice. Mr. E. C. Levvey appired for the plaintiff, and Mr.' F. E. AA'ard for the defendant. Decision will bo given en Tuesday.